The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SHINES , but the solution may also be STANDSOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in CrossSynergy).
Excels crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHINES | 41 % | 6 |
| BESTS | 18 % | 5 |
| STARS | 12 % | 5 |
| TOPS | 6 % | 4 |
| STANDSOUT | 6 % | 9 |
| LEADS | 6 % | 5 |
| CAPS | 6 % | 4 |
| OUTSHINES | 6 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Excels
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- surpass
- stand out
- beats
- emphasizes
- highlights
- leads
- outshines
- protrudes
- quality
- specialises
- specializes
- stresses
Crossword Answer definitions
SHINES noun- Brightness from a source of light.
- Brightness from reflected light.
- Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
- Shoeshine.
- Sunshine.
- Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
- The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
- A liking for a person; a fancy.
- A caper; an antic; a row.
- To emit light.
- To reflect light.
- To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
- To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- To be immediately apparent.
- To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
- To cause to shine, as a light.
- To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
- To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
- To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHINES
- Spiffs up the wingtips
- Coruscates
- Gleams
- Glistens
- Glimmers
- Puts a gloss on, as shoes
- Excels
- Performs well
- Polishes
- Really shows off
More clues leading to the result BESTS
More clues leading to the result STARS
- Galactic bits
- Pain, in comics
- Leading players
- "We Are All Made of ___" (Moby)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame sights
- Us people
- Us people?
- * * *
- Oscar winners, often
- Great balls of fire
More clues leading to the result TOPS
- Beats out
- First-rate
- Overshadows
- Dreidels, e.g.
- Some porn specialists
- Best parts of muffins, objectively
- Ranked highest
- Tees, e.g.
- Does better than
- Does one better than
More clues leading to the result STANDSOUT
More clues leading to the result LEADS
- Plays first with Goren
- Useful info, to a salesman
- Is ahead
- Detectives' hints
- Actors who do a lot of lines
- Salesmen's starting points
- Musical solos
- Headliners
- Starring roles
- Audiohile's connections
More clues leading to the result CAPS
- Gowns' go-withs
- Mushroom tops
- Puts a lid on
- Kids' lids
- Mushroom parts
- U.c. letters
- LETTERS LIKE THESE
- Upper limits
- Uppercase
- Diamond headwear